Australia vs England, 1st T20I

It has been a thrilling game and I enjoyed it a lot in bringing it to you. Hope you did too. Until next time, this is Srivathsa signing off on behalf of Ganesh and the scorer, Kiran. Be well and cheers!

Collingwood: It was a fantastic game of cricket. We tried hard to lose it in the end. Woakes did well to see it through at the end. It is a world record and we are delighted with; would like to continue. Once we got Watson, our execution was superb in all aspects. When you have got Swanny coming in at No. 10 - he is obviously our best test batsman (smiles sheepishly), it shows our depth.

White: We were a fraction short I guess and not enough in the end. England bowled well and executed their plans well, not sure what the reason is to be honest (smiles sheepishly). Watson showed his true class and hope we can turn it around at Melbourne.

Watson: Massively disappointed not to get over the line. Not good enough. Beautiful batting wicket, we were a few short. The crowd have been amazing. It has been very sad to hear about the condition back home in Queensland, I'm hoping to go back there and help them out.

Shane Watson is the Man of the Match for his brilliant all-round show.

England clinch a thriller. Bell and Pietersen got England off to a flier after the early wicket but both fell in quick succession as Australia got back into the game. A brief fight back from Morgan and Collingwood was again followed up by two quick wickets. England maintained a healthy run-rate despite the regular wickets.Morgan was fluent when he was at the crease but Watson, Australia's hero with the bat and the ball, turned the match on it's head with three quick wickets. With four runs needed of the last over Watson struck again and the match petered down to the last ball.With just one needed of the last ball, Woakes kept his head to take England over the line. This was the eighth consecutive win (a record) for England in the shortest format and they showed just why they are the champions in this format.

What a first international game for Woakes, a truly memorable moment for him as he has helped his side cross the line. Not many can say that playing for the first time. For Australia, another close game lost. Their agony does not seem to end.

19.6 Watson to Woakes, 1 run, England win!And they have now won eight on the trot which is a world record, length ball sliding down the leg side, Woakes thumped it over the infield, he pumped his fists and screamed in delight, the England bench are all up and jumping in joy, what a game! Phew!

Lots of discussions as the keeper comes up, everyone are up in the ring

19.5 Watson to Woakes, 2 runs, Scores are tied, backed away and slapped it wide of point, Lee did well to dive to his left from sweeper cover and stop it, England team thought it was a boundary, but it was not to be, will there be a Super Over?

Mid off is up, can Shahzad get it over that man, another chat between the skipper and the bowler, mid off still stays up

19.4 Watson to Shahzad, leg byes, 1 run, moves in sharply to clip the thigh pad, it runs down to backward point, Woakes is quick and they make it

Another chat between White and Watson, mid on goes back

19.3 Watson to Shahzad, no run, the crowd roar and roar as Shahzad fails to get Woakes on strike, driven back to Watson again

19.2 Watson to Shahzad, no run, good bowling, a dot ball as Shahzad edges one onto the pad, it bounds back to Watson who prevents the quick single, Watson is getting the ball to reverse now

Ajmal Shahzad, right handed bat, comes to the crease

19.1 Watson to Swann, out Bowled!! A brain explosion from Swann! pitches outside off and a hint of in-ward movement, Swann missed his swipe, but the ball did not. Enter Shahzad. Watson gets another. Swann b Watson 6(5)

Watson to Swann, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

Watto to bowl. Can he nip out both the batsmen here?

18.6 Lee to Swann, 3 runs, lovely improvisation from Swann, moves to off and clips the slower one past short fine, 3 easily taken, the pressure is back on Aus now.

18.5 Lee to Woakes, 1 run, Lee and Swann get into a tangle, a gutsy slower one, Woakes mistimed his cut, the ball bounced near the leg stump, Swann was making his ground and Lee in an attempt to pick up the ball, tangled with him, both the see the funny side of it

18.4 Lee to Woakes, FOUR!!, Superb! 8 from 8 after that, full toss, high one too, Woakes backed away, slapped it hard into the ground, past the diving backward point, sweeper cover had no chance, hit very hard

18.3 Lee to Swann, 1 run, full and straight on off stump, Swann drives handsomely, but straight to the fielder at long off

in 10, can Swann get one away to the fence?

18.2 Lee to Woakes, 1 run, full and on the stumps, Woakes makes room and drives hard to sweeper cover, the field is well placed, just a single

18.1 Lee to Swann, 1 run, Lee gets away with a rank full toss down the leg side, Swann edges his flick onto the pad, they take a single

Brett Lee [3.0-0-30-1] is back into the attack

Lee is the man and he will be bowling full and straight. Aiming for the toes will be his aim.

17.6 Watson to Woakes, no run, last ball and Woakes tries to make room and cut past the infield, doesn't make contact, that was the slower one bowled from the back of the hand

White and Watson have a chat now

17.5 Watson to Swann, 1 run, slower one on off stump, Swann edges it ont the boot, some confusion as the throw comes in to the bowler's end, Swann just about made it, nice backing up by Steven Smith too

17.4 Watson to Woakes, 1 run, dabbed down to third man

Graeme Swann, right handed bat, comes to the crease

17.3 Watson to Bresnan, out Caught by Lee at sweeper cover!! Lee is running like Usain Bolt after taking that, a thick outer edge as Bresnan swiped across the line, it was hanging in the air, Lee ran in a long way and just about managed to hang on. With Bresnan gone, Aus are the favorites now. Bresnan c Lee b Watson 11(11) [4s-1]

Watson to Bresnan, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

17.2 Watson to Woakes, 1 run, slower one on of stump, Woakes opens the face of the bat and plays it late down to third man

17.1 Watson to Bresnan, 1 run, good length on off and middle and bunted down to long on

16.6 Tait to Woakes, no run, full and wide outside off, Woakes can't squeeze it down, a dot again

16.5 Tait to Woakes, no run, low full toss, dabbed to Smith at point, Bresnan was way down, if Smith had hit, Bresnan was gone

16.4 Tait to Bresnan, leg byes, 1 run, tries to swing to on, sliding down the leg side, catches the pad, Woakes is quick and they make it with ease

16.2 Tait to Woakes, SIX!!, What a response!, David Hussey was saying that this guy has got a couple of tons back home for Warwickshire and he shows us why, short ball and he pulled it magnificently way back into the stands at deep mid wicket, another huge hit, looks like the verbal that Tait gave him has woken up Woakes and he hammered it many a mile

16.1 Tait to Woakes, no run, full and reverseing back in, Woakes defends it back to Tait, who fields and has a few words to say back to Woakes

Shaun Tait [3.0-0-33-1] is back into the attack

15.6 Watson to Bresnan, no run, good length delivery on off, solid forward defence and Bresnan had to send Woakes back

15.5 Watson to Woakes, 1 run, chopped away square of the wicket, Woakes is off the mark

15.4 Watson to Woakes, no run, No, he can't! defended back down the pitch

Chris Woakes, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Will he get a hat-trick?

15.3 Watson to Yardy, out Caught by Paine!! What is happening out there? Watson is now on a hat-trick. A good short ball and Yardy could not drop his bat down in time, it kissed the shoulder and went to Paine. Watson roars and the Aussies are the favorites now. Yardy c Paine b Watson 0(1)

Watson to Yardy, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Michael Yardy, left handed bat, comes to the crease

15.2 Watson to Morgan, out Caught by David Hussey at cover!! Massive wicket that! Morgan chipped down and got too much under that slower one, clunked that to the man at cover. To the naked eye, it looked like it was a bump ball, but it was not. Will this be the turning point? Morgan c David Hussey b Watson 43(33) [4s-5 6s-1]

14.6 Johnson to Bresnan, 3 runs, Bresnan is timing them well too, flicked wide of mid on with fine timing and they rush hard to make it back for the third

14.5 Johnson to Morgan, 1 run, reaches out and forces one to sweeper cover, 7 off this over without any risk

14.4 Johnson to Morgan, 2 runs, Morgan is doing it nicely, leg stump full ball, glanced to O'Keefe's left and another brace

14.3 Johnson to Morgan, 2 runs, whip flicked wide of backward square leg, O'Keefe did well, then Smith snatched the ball from his hand and hurled it back in

14.2 Johnson to Morgan, 2 runs, nice little late cut, wide of third man, Morgan is doing it easily now

14.1 Johnson to Morgan, no run, full and down the leg side, Morgan can't connect with the flick, Bresnan has to scamper back to avoid being run-out

Mitchell Johnson [3.0-0-17-1] is back into the attack

13.6 David Hussey to Bresnan, no run, flat batted hard and straight to the fielder at cover

13.5 David Hussey to Morgan, 1 run, turned around the corner

13.4 David Hussey to Morgan, FOUR!!, now shows us that he can play the horizontal bat shots, rocks back and pulls, beating deep mid with ease, hit extremely hard

13.3 David Hussey to Morgan, FOUR!!, Exceptional batting, tossed up outside off, Morgan gets forward and just uses the bottom hand to lift it inside out over sweeper cover, one bounce over the ropes, terrific placement

13.2 David Hussey to Bresnan, 1 run, thrashed through cover

13.1 David Hussey to Bresnan, no run, driven to cover, where the fielder dives to his left and saves some runs

12.6 Tait to Bresnan, 1 run, another fine cover drive, half stopped at cover and they take a single

12.5 Tait to Bresnan, FOUR!!, beautiful straight drive past Tait and Johnson slid well to pull it back, but his knee was touching the ropes as the ball was pushed back

Third ump called for to check whether Johnson has saved it. The ump is taking a long time to have a look and after numerous replays, it is given as 4

12.4 Tait to Wright, out Lbw!! Plumb! Wright walked way too across and missed a full ball on middle and leg, an easy decision as that would have crashed into middle of middle. Tait strikes and this game takes another turn. Wright lbw b Tait 0(2)

Tait to Wright, THATS OUT!! Lbw!!

12.3 Tait to Morgan, 1 run, flicked down to mid on

12.2 Tait to Morgan, FOUR!!, short ball down the leg side, and Morgan pulls fiercely, beating fine leg to his right, Morgan is very good with those horizontal bat shots

12.1 Tait to Morgan, no run, back of a length and a little bit slower, Morgan can't steer it down to third man, beaten

Shaun Tait [2.0-0-23-0] is back into the attack

Coming back to the Collingwood dismissal, it hit the back of the bat and then went onto hit the glove and the forearm. David Hussey who is wired up: 'The Englishman don't seem to walk these days, unlike the Aussies.'

11.6 David Hussey to Wright, no run, full and driven to cover, straight to the fielder

Luke Wright, right handed bat, comes to the crease

11.5 David Hussey to Collingwood, out Caught by Paine!! Collingwood is not happy, but he has to go, an attempted reverse sweep, it hit the glove and Paine did the rest. Clearly took the glove. Collingwood c Paine b David Hussey 16(20) [4s-2]

David Hussey to Collingwood, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

11.4 David Hussey to Morgan, 1 run, Morgan is beaten in the flight, yet he defends it down to short mid

11.3 David Hussey to Collingwood, 1 run, fired faster and Collingwood adjusts to turn it around the corner

11.2 David Hussey to Morgan, 1 run, Morgan backs away, David Hussey follows him, tapped to the off side

11.1 David Hussey to Collingwood, 1 run, comes down the track and clips it down to deep square

David Hussey, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

10.6 Lee to Morgan, no run, Lee is such a nice guy, it was hit back straight down the pitch, Lee did not get a hand on it, it hit the stumps at Collingwood's end, Lee immediately smiles and shakes his head, saying he did not get a hand to it.

10.5 Lee to Morgan, FOUR!!, now Lee is under pressure, bowls it full and Morgan unveils a bottom handed lofted hit over mid off, a couple of bounces and over the ropes, 10 in 2 balls after 3 dots

10.4 Lee to Morgan, SIX!!, Monster! Morgan picks the fast bouncer and sends it many a mile over deep, hits the first tier and bounces back, pulled with awesome power, Morgan really nailed that, looks like he was ready for that and made full use

10.3 Lee to Morgan, no run, 3 in a row, now the slower short delivery, beating Morgan on the pull, who is a little early into the stroke

10.2 Lee to Morgan, no run, another watchful defence to backward point, Lee is hitting the bat hard

10.1 Lee to Morgan, no run, back of a length and on off stump, chopped to backward point

Brett Lee [2.0-0-20-1] is back into the attack

9.6 Watson to Morgan, 1 run, very well run, defended, it hits the pads and then dribbles away to the off side, both are quick enough to cross over

9.5 Watson to Morgan, 2 runs, driven hard past cover and they run hard to make it back for the 2nd

9.4 Watson to Collingwood, 1 run, nice cover drive, all along the ground to sweeper cover

9.3 Watson to Morgan, 1 run, dangerous but Morgan plays like that, chopped from almost off stump down to third man

9.2 Watson to Collingwood, 1 run, a bottom handed drive to long on and Warner cuts off the 2nd

9.1 Watson to Collingwood, no run, Collingwood is struck way outside the line of off as he misses an attempted paddle sweep

Shane Watson, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

8.6 Johnson to Morgan, no run, short and wide outside off, a terrible ball, Morgan mistimes the cut, it bounds back to Johnson

8.5 Johnson to Morgan, no run, England are ahead of the rate so Morgan can afford to leave those, wide outside off, and he leaves it alone

8.4 Johnson to Collingwood, 1 run, now rotates the strike by punching it to mid off

8.3 Johnson to Collingwood, FOUR!!, this time he has connected well, full and on the stumps, Collingwood lofted it up and over mid on, the shackles have been broken, albeit temporarily

8.2 Johnson to Collingwood, no run, he is getting anxious now, another chip down the wicket, another defensive shot to cover

8.1 Johnson to Collingwood, no run, Collingwood is looking to manufacture something, it was on a good length on off stump, Collingwood defends it back to the bowler

7.6 O'Keefe to Morgan, FOUR!!, Morgan at his best, he knew that this was a tidy over, so he backed away and thrashed it wide of long off, got it in the gap and that is a terrific cricketing shot, shows the nous of Morgan too

7.5 O'Keefe to Morgan, no run, full and on the stumps, flicked to short mid

7.4 O'Keefe to Collingwood, 1 run, punched down to long on

7.3 O'Keefe to Collingwood, no run, solid forward defence from Collingwood again

7.2 O'Keefe to Morgan, leg byes, 1 run, Morgan went for the reverse paddle, did not connect, went off the pad to short fine

7.1 O'Keefe to Morgan, no run, tossed up on the stumps, Morgan gets forward and eases it back to O'Keefe

6.6 Johnson to Collingwood, no run, What was that? A leave in a T20 game, perhaps Collingwood is still in Test match mode, has a wry smile at Johnson after letting that go

6.5 Johnson to Collingwood, no run, nice crisp off drive, but again finds mid off

6.4 Johnson to Collingwood, no run, good length delivery on off stump, Collingwood shows the full face of the bat and pushes it back to Johnson

6.3 Johnson to Collingwood, 2 runs, Collingwood moves across to off, comes down a little, turned it with his wrists, good running to come back for the 2nd

6.2 Johnson to Morgan, 1 run, bit of in-swing, towards the toes, Morgan squeezes it out to mid wicket, quick single taken

6.2 Johnson to Morgan, wide, the yorker goes wrong, down the leg side

6.1 Johnson to Morgan, no run, good length delivery on off stump, Morgan defends to backward point

5.6 O'Keefe to Collingwood, no run, nicely tossed up on off stump, worked straight to the fielder at mid wicket

5.5 O'Keefe to Morgan, 1 run, Morgan comes down the track and pushes it down to long on

5.4 O'Keefe to Morgan, no run, tossed up outside off, left alone

Eoin Morgan, left handed bat, comes to the crease

5.3 O'Keefe to Pietersen, out Caught by David Hussey!! A left arm spinner has got him again. A shot a ball and Pietersen has perished, advanced down, lifted it, it was clearing mid off, but David Hussey timed his jump to perfection and grabbed it both hands, a big wicket. Aus are right back. Pietersen c David Hussey b O'Keefe 25(11) [4s-3 6s-1]

O'Keefe to Pietersen, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

5.2 O'Keefe to Pietersen, SIX!!, this one has gone way over deep backward square, down the leg side, Pietersen unfurled a fine sweep, hit powerfully and went some 10 rows back

5.1 O'Keefe to Pietersen, FOUR!!, Pietersen won't die wondering, comes down the track and though he did not get to the pitch, he cleared mid off comfortably and dribbled away

Steve O'Keefe, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack

4.6 Johnson to Collingwood, no run, that's better, full, fast and aiming for the toes, Collingwood digs it out back to Johnson

4.5 Johnson to Collingwood, FOUR!!, poor bowling, there are 5 saving the single on the off side and Johnson slings one down the leg side, Collingwood swivels and helps a pull past short fine

4.4 Johnson to Collingwood, no run, Collingwood moves across to off stump and dabs the yorker out to the off side

Paul Collingwood, right handed bat, comes to the crease

4.3 Johnson to Bell, out Caught by Steven Smith at cover!! Three strikes and out! Bell came down and smashed it well, but it went straight to Smith, who took a sharp catch. End of a fine cameo from Bell, he played some delightful strokes. Bell c Steven Smith b Johnson 27(17) [4s-4 6s-1]

Johnson to Bell, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

4.2 Johnson to Pietersen, 3 runs, a thick under edge as Pietersen aimed for the sky, runs past Tait at short fine leg

4.1 Johnson to Bell, 1 run, Bell is throwing everything at it now, a thick outside edge flies to third man

3.4 Lee to Bell, FOUR!!, O'Keefe is having a hard time on the field, pulled disdainfully to him, he dived over the ball and allowed to go under him at deep mid wicket, Bell is hitting them superbly today

3.3 Lee to Bell, leg byes, 2 runs, moves into the strike the pad, sliding down the leg side, Bell is now hit by the throw

3.2 Lee to Pietersen, 1 run, Pietersen edges one onto the boot as he swings wildly, Paine almost cleans up Lee with a wild throw, Pietersen and Lee see the funny side of it

3.1 Lee to Pietersen, FOUR!!, now Pietersen is giving the charge, comes down the track and lofts it over mid on, three bounces and into the ropes

2.6 Tait to Bell, no run, Tait comes back well, back of a length on off stump, dabbed to backward point, straight to the fielder

2.5 Tait to Bell, SIX!!, That is some upper cut! Using the pace of Tait and deliberately upper cutting it up and over third man, the ball kept sailing over the man, Mark Nicholas on air: 'You would not believe it, would you'?

2.5 Tait to Bell, wide, the yorker goes wrong, down the leg side

2.4 Tait to Pietersen, 1 run, beautiful flick off the legs to deep square leg, only a single

2.3 Tait to Bell, 3 runs, to long on, lovely piece of timing again, Bell advances and check drives past mid on, David Hussey does well to keep it to 3

2.2 Tait to Bell, no run, Smashed straight to the fielder at cover, Bell came down the track and absolutely scorched it

2.1 Tait to Bell, no run, Dropped by Warner at backward point this time, back of a length outside off, Bell flashed at it, it went low to Warner, who had the ball in his grasp till the elbows hit the ground, the ball popped out, he made a valiant effort to grasp it, but could not

1.6 Lee to Pietersen, no run, Slower bouncer, Pietersen paddle pulls it to Tait at short fine

1.5 Lee to Pietersen, 2 runs, dragged wide of mid on as Pietersen went for another big swipe, a couple

1.4 Lee to Pietersen, FOUR!!, big cry of 'catchhhhhhh', but it was well placed, thumped on the up, past a host of infielders on the off side, Pietersen is away

1.3 Lee to Pietersen, no run, full and wide outside off, square driven to backward point, straight to the fielder

Kevin Pietersen, right handed bat, comes to the crease

1.2 Lee to Davies, out Caught by White at cover!! Binga is back with a bang! It was not there for the encore as Davies went a little too hard at it, the ball was hit on the up, easy catch to cover. Aus strike early and Lee flashes his trade-mark smile. Davies c White b Lee 4(2) [4s-1]

Lee to Davies, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

1.1 Lee to Davies, FOUR!!, What a welcome to the bowling crease for Lee, wide half volley, Davies just caressed it through the infield, lovely timing and it just purred across the turf, Davies can bat says Mark Nicholas on air and certainly he can

Brett Lee, right-arm fast, comes into the attack

0.6 Tait to Bell, no run, full and on off stump, driven back to Tait, good start by Bell and Eng

0.5 Tait to Bell, FOUR!!, Perfect backfoot punch, standing tall and punching it through the gap, past cover, 3 in a rowas Bell counter-attacks in style

0.4 Tait to Bell, FOUR!!, Crack! What a fine player Bell is, rocked back, swivelled and pulled it hard, to deep mid wicket, Tait is under pressure already, that made a fine sound as it left the bat

0.3 Tait to Bell, FOUR!!, the pace of Tait has proved to be his undoing, short and wide outside off, Bell threw his bat and got enough on it to go over the infield, Bell is the man in form and he is showing why

0.2 Tait to Bell, no run, back of a length and pacy outside off, sweet timing from Bell as he punches it to cover, straight to the fielder

0.1 Tait to Bell, no run, Dropped by O'Keefe, he was charging in to stop the single and could not grab it, pulled to square leg and Bell will get a life, that was 149 ks first up from Tait

Bell and Davies are at the crease. Bell is on strike. Tait will open the attack

We are all set to go for the run-chase. It will be interesting to see how Lee and Tait go. Expect some fiery pace on view.

Watson and Warner got Australia off to a steady start in the initial overs before Watson exploded as soon as Swann was introduced. He blasted him for 26 runs in his first over and brought up a quick fifty. Michael Yardy, then pulled it back for England with some tight bowling and the wickets of Watson and Warner.Good bowling at the death and regular wickets stemmed the run rate further and did not allow Australia to get away. Australia never really got the impetus that was required at the end of their innings and they finished 15 to 20 runs short of what they would have wanted ideally. It could still be a competitive score if the comeback boys Tait and Lee perform to their potential. It promises to be an interesting run chase. Join us shortly for it.

19.6 Shahzad to Steven Smith, 2 runs, full and on off stump, lofted with no power down to long on, hit tamely, so they come back for the 2nd, end of the innings

19.5 Shahzad to Steven Smith, FOUR!!, Shades of Morgan in that, inventiveness at his best, changes the bat grip and reverse paddle flicks it down to third man, almost a hockey stroke that

19.4 Shahzad to Steven Smith, 2 runs, heaved to the on side, a couple of runs to deep mid wicket

19.3 Shahzad to Finch, 1 run, back to full and straight on the stumps, Finch edges it onto the boot, the ball rolls away to the off side

19.3 Shahzad to Finch, wide, disgusting delivery calls Tony Greig on air and that really is, shoved way outside off, close to a double wide

19.2 Shahzad to Finch, 2 runs, dropped by Yardy it was skewed off the leading edge as Finch aimed for a swipe, the ball was in the air for a long time, Yardy ran a long way from backward point, got both hands to it, but could not hang on, perhaps he was distracted by the two men coming in for the catch

19.1 Shahzad to Steven Smith, 1 run, full and wide outside off, toe ended to mid wicket, if the fielder had hit Steven Smith was gone

Ajmal Shahzad [3.0-0-12-0] is back into the attack

18.6 Bresnan to Steven Smith, 1 run, end of one of the best T20 death overs, full, fast and on off stump, Steven Smith can only dig it out to mid wicket, a single

18.5 Bresnan to Steven Smith, no run, fabulous stuff from Bresnan, full and wide outside off, in the block-hole, Steven Smith can't lay a bat on that

18.4 Bresnan to Finch, byes, 1 run, tremendous bowling, another swipe to the on side, another miss, this time they steal the bye

18.3 Bresnan to Finch, no run, Steven Smith was way down, but he made it back, Finch could not reach a full and wide delivery outside off, failed to squeeze it out

18.2 Bresnan to Steven Smith, 1 run, full on the stumps, Steven Smith backs away and drives it square of the wicket, straight to the fielder

18.1 Bresnan to Finch, 1 run, a high full toss is swung down to deep mid wicket, cannot manufacture more than a single

17.6 Yardy to Finch, 1 run, this Yardy is some bowler, again just a single as a mistimed pull finds deep mid wicket, 4-0-28-2 - magnificent figures in a T20 game.

17.5 Yardy to Steven Smith, 1 run, slogged without much power to long on, on the bounce to KP

17.4 Yardy to Steven Smith, no run, fired in on the middle and leg, Steven Smith fails to tuck it away as it rushes off the pad, Davies prevents the leg bye

17.3 Yardy to Finch, 1 run, flat and fast outside off, cut away to sweeper cover, singles are the norm at the moment

17.2 Yardy to Steven Smith, 1 run, Steven Smith skips down and pushes it to long on, KP is up to the task this time

17.1 Yardy to Finch, 1 run, worked away to deep mid, no chance of a 2nd

Michael Yardy [3.0-0-23-2] is back into the attack

16.6 Bresnan to Steven Smith, 2 runs, full and on off stump, Steven Smith goes back deep and works it down to long on, KP had to run in a long way and they go back for the 2nd

Steven Smith, right handed bat, comes to the crease

16.5 Bresnan to David Hussey, out Bowled!! They set the field and Bresnan executed the plan to perfection. Full, fast and straight yorker, David Hussey was advancing down, made a bit of room, could not reach it and the ball found the stumps. Terrific death bowling. David Hussey b Bresnan 28(27) [4s-1 6s-1]

Bresnan to David Hussey, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

16.4 Bresnan to David Hussey, SIX!!, Solid! Thump! David Hussey went back, stayed in his crease and 'baseballed' it into the Chappell stand, flat batted it ferociously and went a long way back

16.3 Bresnan to Finch, 1 run, good length outside off, Finch taps it square of the wicket, wanted the 2nd, but the man was quick to get to the ball

16.2 Bresnan to Finch, FOUR!!, fine shot, this time he comes down the track and back away to cut it hard to deep backward point, that should release the pressure a bit

16.1 Bresnan to Finch, no run, good bowling, back of a length and nips back in, cuts Finch in half and bounces over the off stump

Tim Bresnan [2.0-0-12-0] is back into the attack

15.6 Swann to Finch, 1 run, full outside off, Finch swipes across the line to deep mid wicket, end of Swann, his last 3 overs have just yielded 16

15.5 Swann to David Hussey, 1 run, worked away from leg stump to mid wicket, Shahzad fires in a wild throw back to Swann, who isn't impressed again

15.4 Swann to David Hussey, 2 runs, Ian Healy was so excited that he felt that it cleared Adelaide, but the ball bounced in front of deep mid wicket, David Hussey came down the wicket and completely toe ended the slog

15.3 Swann to Finch, 1 run, pushed to short mid wicket, easy single

15.2 Swann to David Hussey, 1 run, David Hussey was looking to turn that to on, a slight inner edge onto the pad and it runs away past the keeper

14.6 Woakes to White, out Caught by Pietersen at long on!! First international wicket for Woakes! straight and full on the stumps, White was aiming to clear long on, completely miscued it and KP had an easy catch, mind you the straight boundaries are the longest here in the world. It is not that easy to clear them. A big wicket that as White could be so destructive at the death. White c Pietersen b Woakes 6(9)

Woakes to White, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

14.5 Woakes to White, 2 runs, full and on the stumps, White was aiming off side, the bat face shut and the ball went between his legs and down to deep square, the call was for 2 and they come back easily

14.4 Woakes to David Hussey, 1 run, This time Bresnan is quick and they don't take the 2nd, driven hard to him at long off

14.3 Woakes to David Hussey, FOUR!!, the old French cut costs Woakes the four, a mighty chunk of a bottom edge as David Hussey heaved across the line, the edge ran past short fine, that's the nature of the beast

14.2 Woakes to David Hussey, 2 runs, excellent running from White, he left the crease quite early and made it back for 2, David Hussey hit that down to to long off who is quite deep

14.1 Woakes to White, 1 run, swung away, flat batted down to deep mid wicket, a slight fumble, but they don't come back for the 2nd

13.6 Swann to David Hussey, no run, full and darted into off stump, pushed back to Swann, this has been a fine comeback by Swann after thathorror opening over

13.5 Swann to David Hussey, 2 runs, beaten in the flight, David Hussey did well to drag it across the line to deep mid wicket, Shahzad is a bit tardy and Swann screams in anguish, they come back for the couple

13.4 Swann to David Hussey, 2 runs, cut away to deep backward point, Bell attacked the ball, a direct hit and David Hussey would have been gone

13.3 Swann to David Hussey, no run, 3 in a row this over, turned to short mid wicket again

13.2 Swann to David Hussey, no run, the pressure is increasing on the Aussies as David Hussey finds short mid

13.1 Swann to David Hussey, no run, tossed up on off stump, David Hussey gets forward and drives it back to Swann

12.6 Woakes to David Hussey, 1 run, hard work for both the men in the middle, full ball on off stump, driven to long off

12.5 Woakes to White, 1 run, only singles are on offer as a low full toss is clipped away to deep mid wicket

12.4 Woakes to David Hussey, 1 run, another single down to long as David Hussey drives

12.3 Woakes to White, 1 run, full delivery on off stump, White drives crisply to long off

12.2 Woakes to White, no run, good bowling, tight back of a length delivery on off stump, forcing White to defend

10.5 Yardy to Warner, out Caught by Shahzad!! Well caught at deep mid wicket, a flat slog sweep, Shahzad timed his jump to perfection and took it with both hands, end of Warner too. Good tidy bowling from Yardy gets him his 2nd wicket. Warner c Shahzad b Yardy 30(28) [4s-5]

Yardy to Warner, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

10.4 Yardy to Warner, no run, Yardy responds by firing it in quicker on the stumps, Warner defends

10.3 Yardy to Warner, FOUR!!, beautiful timing, but the fielder is too wide at long on, Warner took a few steps forward and drilled it hard, beating the man

10.2 Yardy to Warner, no run, darted into off and middle, Warner is cramped up for room as he dabs it onto his pad

10.1 Yardy to Warner, 2 runs, flicked wide of long on and they hare back for the 2nd

9.6 Shahzad to David Hussey, no run, Shahzad is right on the money, pacy yorker on off stump, David Hussey digs it out back to Shahzad who dives forward to stop, only a couple of runs in this over and that is gold dust in T20Is

9.5 Shahzad to Warner, 1 run, low full toss and follows Warner who was backing away to leg, driven to long off

9.4 Shahzad to David Hussey, 1 run, chopped away to third man, gets off strike

9.3 Shahzad to David Hussey, no run, 3 in a row! This time, David Hussey tries to guide it over the slips, but makes no contact, it was short and wide outside off again

9.2 Shahzad to David Hussey, no run, another short delivery and this time on middle, David Hussey again ducks, David Hussey is not comfortable against the short balls and that is why Shahzad is on now

9.1 Shahzad to David Hussey, no run, short delivery and pacy too, David Hussey ducks out of the way as it is outside off

Ajmal Shahzad [2.0-0-10-0] is back into the attack

8.6 Yardy to Warner, no run, fired faster and fuller on the stumps, pushed back to Yardy

8.5 Yardy to David Hussey, 1 run, tossed up on off stump, David Hussey gets forward and drives to long off, wanted the 2nd, not there

David Hussey, right handed bat, comes to the crease

8.4 Yardy to Watson, out Bowled!! That's the end of that! Fired in faster and flatter, Watson made room to cut, was beaten by the pace and the ball clattered into middle. End of a super knock. Watson b Yardy 59(31) [4s-6 6s-3]

8.2 Yardy to Watson, FOUR!!, top shot, deft late cut beating backward point and also short third, beautiful cricketing shot after all the monstrous agricultural hoicks last over

8.1 Yardy to Warner, 1 run, swung to deep mid wicket, on the bounce to the man

7.6 Swann to Watson, 2 runs, flicked to deep mid wicket, Watson was struggling to make it back for the 2nd, but the throw was weak and he made it back with a dive

7.5 Swann to Watson, FOUR!!, That has been crashed past and over Swann, he put up a hand to collect, but the ball whizzed past his fingers and Watson has got to a FIFTY!!, beat long off quite easily, awesome batting

7.4 Swann to Watson, 2 runs, immediately, Swann adjusts and darts it in, Watson pushes it wide of long on for a couple

7.3 Swann to Watson, SIX!!, Swann is getting a pasting, generously flighted outside off, this time, Watson goes over with the spin, hit a long way back, that is the biggest of the three sixes, slogged across the line

7.2 Swann to Watson, SIX!!, Not quite off the middle, but just cleared long on, reached out to a tossed up delivery outside off, swept with immense power again, such is the power of Watson that it just went over the man

7.1 Swann to Watson, SIX!!, There she goes, nicely tossed up on off stump, Watson plants his front foot forward and swings across the line, slog swept with ferocious power over wide long on, went a long way back

Graeme Swann, right-arm off break, comes into the attack

6.6 Yardy to Warner, FOUR!!, an ugly swipe to a full ball on leg stump, Warner is lucky that he got an inside edge that raced past his leg stump and beat short fine too, the 50 is up too

6.5 Yardy to Warner, no run, darted in on middle stump, Warner has no option but to defend it on the off side

4.4 Shahzad to Watson, FOUR!!, KP has misjudged that completely and it kept going, full on the stumps, Watson lofted it well, KP was a few paces in on the long on fence and the ball sailed over his head, if he had been right back, Watson would have been gone

4.3 Shahzad to Warner, 1 run, fine bowling, right up there, in the block-hole, Warner squeezes it down to mid on, takes another run

4.2 Shahzad to Warner, no run, ugly slog across the line and Warner connects some fresh Adelaide air, length outside off and Warner was into the hoick too early

4.1 Shahzad to Watson, 1 run, pacy back of a length delivery on off stump, Watson opens the face of the bat and dabs it to third man, easy single

Ajmal Shahzad [1.0-0-2-0] is back into the attack

3.6 Bresnan to Watson, 1 run, Watson is again looking at his bat after he toe ends a low full toss to long on, he is having some trouble with his willow today

3.5 Bresnan to Watson, FOUR!!, good shot, not a bad ball, just on a good length on off stump, Watson swings it away across the line to backward square leg, there was a man, but he beat him quite easily, one bounce over the ropes

3.4 Bresnan to Watson, no run, Luke now dives to his right at mid off and cuts off another powerful straight drive, that was hit really hard

3.3 Bresnan to Watson, FOUR!!, a clunky sound as it hit and as I suspected, the bat's handle has gone, toe ended cover drive on the up as Watson reached out to drive, the handle broke as soon as Watson played that, he is calling for a new bat, the bat has been sent away

3.2 Bresnan to Watson, no run, an ugly attempt a swipe across the line to a length ball on middle and leg, edges it onto his thigh pad

3.1 Bresnan to Watson, no run, good length delivery and right on off stump, met with a broad forward defensive from Watson

Tim Bresnan, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

John McEnroe, the legendary American tennis star is watching the game. He seems pretty interested with what has been happening out there.

2.6 Woakes to Watson, 1 run, fullish and on middle stump, Watson flicks it away to deep mid wicket, 14 off that over as Australia get a move on

2.5 Woakes to Watson, FOUR!!, bad bowling and a gift for Watson, a full toss on leg stump, Watson flicked it away to deep square leg, no one in the deep there and an easy boundary for the taking, Australia are up and away

2.4 Woakes to Warner, 1 run, hit hard into the ground, bounces over a leaping Woakes and mid on mops up

2.3 Woakes to Warner, FOUR!!, this time to the left of cover, exceptional shot, again hit on the up, punched and what timing as it scooted away, Swann had to move an inch to his left, could not as the ball bulleted past him

2.2 Woakes to Warner, FOUR!!, finally Warner has put one way, full and wide outside off, Warner reaches out and slaps a hard square drive on the up, found the gap and raced away square of the wicket

2.1 Woakes to Warner, no run, good bowling, full and on the stumps, driven hard straight to the fielder at mid off

1.6 Shahzad to Watson, no run, that has been blasted on the up but Colly is in the way at short cover, thumped hard off the front-foot, but Watson can't seem to find the gap

1.5 Shahzad to Warner, 1 run, skewed off the outer half down to third man as Warner went for an expansive slash to a ball well outside off

1.4 Shahzad to Warner, no run, good ball that, pacy delivery on off, Warner gets forward and pushes it to mid off, hit too hard and no chance of a quick single again

Mitchell Johnson is seen collecting donations from the crowd for the flood affected people in Brisbane.

1.3 Shahzad to Warner, no run, nippy delivery, pitches on leg and skids on to hit the pad, no chance of a leg bye too

1.2 Shahzad to Watson, 1 run, short and wide outside off, cramped Watson a bit for the cut shot, chopped down to third man

1.1 Shahzad to Watson, no run, Collingwood at short cover, shows off his agility by leaping high and saving the single, it was dug out to him and he did well there, threatened to throw down the stumps too at Warner's end

Ajmal Shahzad, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

0.6 Woakes to Warner, no run, moves in to strike Warner high on the pad, it was sliding down the leg side too

0.5 Woakes to Watson, 1 run, another fine straight drive, Woakes got a hand on that and KP running in from mid on, kept it to a single

0.4 Woakes to Watson, no run, good length and angling in to middle, Watson gets forward and defends

0.3 Woakes to Watson, no run, good fielding from KP, a bullet of an on drive from Watson, KP was quick to dive to his left and cut it off, superb stuff

0.2 Woakes to Watson, 2 runs, short and wide outside off, Watson flashes a square cut over backward point, intentionally hit up and over the man

0.1 Woakes to Warner, 1 run, starts on the pads, tucked to backward square leg, is off the mark, wanted the second, but the fielder was quick to run back and slide to cut it off

Warner and Watson are at the crease. Warner is on strike. Woakes will open the attack

Collingwood: I would have bowled too, the pitch won't change much. It is good to have Bell back. We have the momentum and we would like to continue with that winning run.

White: It looks quite good for batting. Pretty well balanced side. It will be good to see Tait and Lee bowling. It is a pretty good thing not to have the excess baggage of losing the test series.

We are almost ready to go as the openers walk out. It should be cracker of a game.

Both the teams are donating a part of their match fee to the people of Queensland who have been devastated by the recent floods. Both the sides are doing a great job and they will wear black arm-bands in respect of the people.

This will be the first game for Cameron White as the Aussie skipper. He has captained Victoria to domestic glory and is considered by many as the next Aussie test captain - if he works on his batting that is. Expect some serious pace too both Tait and Lee playing. No Nannes though and it is a bit of a surprise.

England have won seven of their last T20Is that they have played. They are chasing a record eighth win in a row. If they win today, it will be a world record. The previous record was held jointly by South Africa and Pakistan.

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the 1st T20 match between Australia and England. After clinching the Ashes, the T20 World champions will be looking to keep their record intact in this shorter version of the game. On the other hand, the Aussies will be looking to get back into the winning mode after they suffered a humiliating loss against England in the Test series. Stay tuned for the toss and the team info....